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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VIACOM INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-2949533
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1515 Broadway, New York, New York 10036
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The titles of the securities to be registered hereunder are (i) Common
Stock, $0.01 par value; and (ii) Non-Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value.
Incorporated herein by reference are the descriptions of the securities to be
registered hereunder appearing in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 21, 1992
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as amended by Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1
dated November 29, 1993, and as further amended by Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2
dated December 9, 1993, File No. 1-9553); and the Amendment to Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on July 7, 1994 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by the Registrant,
File No. 33-55271).
Item 2. Exhibits.
The securities being registered hereby are to be registered on an exchange
on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered. Therefore, all
exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and are not filed with or incorporated by reference to this
Registration Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 24, 1999
VIACOM INC.
By: /s/Michael D. Fricklas
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Name: Michael D. Fricklas
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary